At 12:47 19/03/02 +1100, Andy Eager wrote: >Hi all, > >Has anyone ever installed Linux from a USB CDROM? > >I have a machine that supports USB CDROM boot which I have duly selected. >The machine boots OK from the USB CDROM but then fails to recognise itself >(using RedHat 7.2 install disks). It seems to be registering the usb >device ok and installs the scsi emulator, but then fails to recognise the >very media from which it booted!!
Ihave the same (unresolved) problem on a Libretto with PCMCIA floppy and no CD - it boots the first floppy (SuSE 7.3), and then prompts you to insert the second so it can load the PCMCIA drivers to allow it to read floppies... I'll leave it to you to work out the humor / logic in that scenario... I'd suggest you make the installation disk set, oncluding the modules disk, and start from there - at least then you have a fighting chance of getting Linux to recognise the USB CD by loading the driver from the floppy. Jon -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
